Earliest Cash - Rickenbach NHL Rotation #65 Wednesday 10* Top Play Boston Bruins Money Line (+) @ Washington Capitals @ 7:05 ET - I like the value here with the underdog Bruins. Of course the early line move was on the Capitals as everyone sees them on home ice and laying a short price and that is what attracts peoples attention. Keep in mind these are two of the best teams in the NHL and I love having the underdog in a spot like this. I am aware of that the Bruins have a game with the Lightning on deck for tomorrow night but there is no way they're overlooking this match-up with Ovechkin and the Capitals. Keep in mind it was Washington that handed the Bruins a rare home ice loss in their first meeting this season. In that game the Capitals rallied to tie the game with just a minute remaining and then went on to win in the shootout. Boston has not forgotten that defeat and I love the revenge angle here as they look to return the favor in DC. Note that the Capitals have a strong reputation on home ice but have actually won only 8 of 15 games there this season. The Bruins, prior to their loss at Ottawa, were 8-3-1 on the road this season so they have certainly been strong on enemy ice this season. The road team has won each of the last 3 meetings between these teams and I look for that trend to continue here as the road team makes it 4 in a row. The fact that the Bruins will have Patrice Bergeron back (he was on the ice and scored a goal against Ottawa in his first game back Monday) is also a big plus for the road team here. Grab the underdog value here. 10* BOSTON

Contrarian Crusher - Rickenbach CBB Rotation #636 Wednesday 10* Top Play Rutgers Scarlet Knights (-) vs Wisconsin Badgers @ 7 ET - Nice set up here with the Badgers off a huge 20 point win versus Indiana and the Scarlet Knights off a tough loss by a dozen at Michigan State. Note that Wisconsin has been great at home this season but has struggled (0-4 SU) in games played on the road or at a neutral site. This game is being played at Rutgers and that is noteworthy not only because of the Badgers struggles away from Madison, also note that the Scarlet Knights are a perfect 6-0 in home games this season. The home/road dichotomy is too strong to ignore here as we can lay a very small number with Rutgers whom had won 6 of 7 games this season before back to back losses (both on the road). The Badgers had lost 3 straight games before their huge win over the Hoosiers. Last season Wisconsin beat the Scarlet Knights by 5 but they were at home for that game and Rutgers actually led the game by 5 at the half. Now it is payback time for the Scarlet Knights and I expect them to take care of business on their home floor. 10* RUTGERS

Early Annihilation - Rickenbach NBA Rotation #502 Wednesday 10* Top Play Indiana Pacers (-) vs Boston Celtics @ 7:05 ET - Great set up here with the Pacers off a home loss to a tough Raptors team and the Celtics off a blowout home win over the hapless Cavaliers. Now Boston is in for a much tougher battle and it is on the road at Indiana. With the Pacers angry off the home loss plus seeking revenge from last season's first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Celtics, this is a fantastic situation. This line is right around a pick'em and the Pacers were 9-2 at home this season prior to that loss to Toronto. Also, the Celtics are only 7-5 on the road this season. While Indiana is seeking revenge here, Boston could get caught looking ahead to a revenge match-up on tap for tomorrow. The Celtics host the division rival 76ers tomorrow and that is the same Philadelphia team that handed them a season-opening loss back in October. The set up here for the Pacers is about as good as it gets and I am backing the home team large in this one. 10* INDIANA